After going to play a friendly match in Saudi Arabia, PSG won their round of 16 Coupe de France against Pays de Cassel (0-7). Following this meeting, the Parisian players were to benefit from two days of rest, but Christophe Galtier finally decided that they would resume training on Wednesday. A decision badly received by the group, who informed their coach.
On Monday, PSG won their ticket to the knockout stages of the French Cup by prevailing against Kassel country (0-7). While the players were originally scheduled to have two days off and return to training on Thursday, Christophe Galtier finally decided to retire one. A decision that did not please the PSG players, who then sent a message to the coach.
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“The idea was to send a message to Galtier”
« This story was told on Twitter and it had to be verified. In this case it’s true, we checked, there are PSG training images and the PSG players all put on a yellow bib and the idea was to send a message to Galtier and punish him because he had promised two days of rest, Tuesday and Wednesday and finally he removed Wednesday », the revealed Daniel Riolo in L’After Foot on RMC.
“It was more of a good spirit message”
« It did not please the players, especially the executives. Like: “We’re giving you a yellow card”. To be completely honest, it was more of a good-natured message. Here, Galtier is being respected, he is given a yellow card… Frankly, they were not happy to see a day of rest skipped “, he added.